Air Passengers Love Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia’s airport is the best large airport in the country to travel through, according to a new J.D. Power customer satisfaction survey. More than 20,000 passengers who took round-trip flights over the last year were surveyed. They were asked about airport accessibility, check-in and baggage, security checks, terminal facilities, food and retail services, and baggage claim.

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Survey Shows Greater Philadelphia is the Place to be for College Grads

That’s the new finding of a survey from Apartments.com and CareerBuilder’s CBCampus.com, which ranks Philadelphia as the best city for young men and women ages 20 to 24. The survey rank cities according to the number of entry-level job openings suitable for new grads and apartment rental fees, among other things.

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Exelon Announces New Power Plant for Region

Exelon Corp. plans to build a new natural gas power plant in Greater Philadelphia to serve more than a half a million households. The facility will cost an estimated $700 million to build and will be completed no sooner than 2012. It’s estimated that 500 jobs will be added during the construction.

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20 years of celebrating Greater Philadelphia’s Growing Companies

The Philadelphia 100 is celebrating its 20th year of honoring Greater Philadelphia’s 100 fastest growing, privately held companies. The annual awards program conducted by the Entrepreneurs' Forum of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia Business Journal and Wharton Small Business Development Center, is now accepting applications for 2008 nominees.

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SELECT NEWS Cherry Hill Crowne Plaza Hosts State of the Region Regional business community members, policy makers, and civic leaders from northern Delaware, southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania gathered at the Cherry Hill Crowne Plaza for the fourth annual State of the Region Friday, May 16th. The State of the Region is collaboration between the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Learn more here. Select Greater Philadelphia to issue 3rd annual Regional Report At the State of the Region event, the 2008 Greater Philadelphia Regional Report was released. The Report features the latest information and statistics on the region’s strengths and challenges across multiple industry sectors. Learn more here . Helping to Revitalize Amtrak The CEO Council for Growth has been a leading voice in support of maintaining funding for Amtrak, which plays a critical role in the vitality of the economy of the Northeast Corridor, particularly Greater Philadelphia. Now those efforts are paying off. Learn more here . Select Greater Philadelphia wins award The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has presented Select Greater Philadelphia with its Economic Developer of the Year award. This was the first year the award was issued. The DVRPC chose Select Greater Philadelphia for its service as a true regional initiative and for providing state-wide marketing to businesses within the Greater Philadelphia Region. Learn more here. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS Philadelphia Philadelphia County: Solar Power Plant Coming to Navy Yard

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